Posts Tagged ‘gardening’

I love Pinterest. I can while away hours pinning away interesting craft projects, sewing ideas and projects for the garden that, realistically, I haven’t got a hope of actually doing. But I can dream, and actually there are a lot of pins on my board that I have found useful… hair ideas for my daughter, Chiglet, and helpful household hints for me. Although that does make me sound rather dull!

Taking advantage of a day of good weather, and in anticipation of a forecast week of wet and windy ahead, I spent a bit of time gardening. And of course my thoughts turned to the inspiring ideas on my ‘Garden’ Pinterest board. “What a wonderful chance for some family projects”, I thought.

I cracked my husband on with creating a fire pit using the bricks in the skip (kitchen renovation is ongoing, but that is a story for another day!) and persuaded Chiglet to put down her iPad (no mean feat) and join me in a bit of Mother-Daughter crafty bonding. The plan was to recreate a picture I had seen of a little metal watering can hanging from a hook, with a shower of glittery beads coming out of the spout to give the illusion of water droplets.

I had a little metal water can already, and a stash of beads from old necklaces and previous planned projects (blame Pinterest!) so Chiglet and I spend a very happy half hour or so threading beads while watching husband lug bricks back and forth. And I have to say we are very pleased indeed with the finished item… Pinterest win!